Hacker Arrested After Exposing Vulnerabilities in Florida Elections Website A security researcher found himself in handcuffs after identifying significant security flaws in the online systems of a Florida county elections office. David Michael Levin, a 31-year-old resident of Estero, Florida,…
Cybercrime, Endpoint Security, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Lumen Identifies More Than 500 Command and Control Servers Since October Greg Sirico • January 16, 2026 Image: Shutterstock A leading U.S. internet service provider has reported blocking incoming traffic to over 550…
Research indicates that a significant portion of American consumers would alter their shopping behaviors following a data breach at their preferred retailer. A recent survey commissioned by data security firm Vormetric and conducted by Wakefield Research reveals that 85 percent…
Teen Arrested for Bomb Threats Linked to Cybercrime Group British authorities have taken a significant step in addressing cybercrime with the arrest of a 19-year-old individual associated with the notorious Apophis Squad. This group has been implicated in a series…
Microsoft’s NTLMv1 protocol, introduced in the 1980s alongside OS/2, has long been known for its vulnerabilities. Significant research, notably by cryptanalyst Bruce Schneier and Mudge in 1999, highlighted critical weaknesses in NTLMv1’s security architecture. This became alarmingly clear during the…
Data breaches continue to surge, with recent reports highlighting concerning incidents that compromise user privacy and data security. The latest findings from the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2016 reveal that two-thirds of major UK companies faced cyber threats or data…
Seoul Accuses Coupang of Undermining Investigations into Data Breach Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • January 16, 2026 Image: Ki Young/Shutterstock South Korean e-commerce leader Coupang continues to grapple with the consequences of a significant data breach affecting the personal data…
Seoul Investigates Coupang for ‘Self-Investigation’ Amid Data Breach Fallout Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • January 16, 2026 Image: Ki Young/Shutterstock The recent data breach involving Coupang, South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, has escalated significantly, as government bodies express dissatisfaction with…
A new attack method termed NoFilter has emerged, leveraging the Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) for privilege escalation in the Windows operating system. This previously undetected approach poses significant risks as it could be exploited by threat actors to gain higher-level…
In a significant legal development, Peter Yuryevich Levashov, a 38-year-old from St. Petersburg, Russia, has pleaded guilty to a series of serious charges, including computer crimes, wire fraud, conspiracy, and identity theft in a U.S. federal court. This admission marks…
